A bold graphic memoir of revolution, youth, and exile
Told in striking black-and-white comics, Marjane Satrapi recounts growing up in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution and its aftermath, then returning home years later to a country transformed. Witty, humane, and deeply affecting, it captures the clash between private life and public rule.
In Stock
Persepolis: : The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return
Collect 44 Reward Points
- Free Delivery from
- Order by 6pm for Same Day Dispatch
A bold graphic memoir of revolution, youth, and exile
Told in striking black-and-white comics, Marjane Satrapi recounts growing up in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution and its aftermath, then returning home years later to a country transformed. Witty, humane, and deeply affecting, it captures the clash between private life and public rule.
- Book Synopsis
-
Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran , growing up during the Iranian Revolution.
The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Amidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving.
'The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another' Independent on Sunday
**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**
Ideal for readers who…
- want a deeply personal, accessible window into the Iranian Revolution through a child’s perspective
- love memoirs that balance humour and heartbreak without losing emotional honesty
- are interested in everyday life under political upheaval and the tension between private and public worlds
- enjoy vivid storytelling rooted in family, identity, and coming-of-age experiences
- are building a must-read list of acclaimed 21st-century books and modern classics
- About The Author
- Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She now lives in Paris where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including the New Yorker and the New York Times. She is the author of several children's books, as well as the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling memoir Persepolis, which has been translated into twelve languages, and was awarded the first Fernando Bueso Blanco Peace Prize in Spain. Her other books include Embroideries and Chicken With Plums.
- Product Details
-
- ISBN
- 9780099523994
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage, (06 March 2008)
- Number of Pages
- 343
- Weight
- 114 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 195 x 129 x 27 mm
- Categories: